Middle Lake Fishing near Lovington, New Mexico

• Overview

  Within Lea County, New Mexico, you have Middle Lake. It sits at 4,131 feet above sea level. At 18 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Lea County are larger. Lovington at 31 miles is the nearest place to stop. Lubbock is the closest city, 96 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Middle Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On Middle Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. The windward bank collects food and the fish that follow it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 77°F; the cold one sits at 38°F. Cold never closes this one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Middle Lake that shapes the whole year. Conditions on the day matter more than the month on the calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, House Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Ask locally about Middle Lake if anything is unclear.